Planetary hours
in Kahama.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:02
- 2♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:47
- 11♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:43 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.